subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
firmly; solidly; heartily
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
clientele; customer stratum
originally; by nature; from the start
take-out; take-away; carry-out
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
like that; that way; thus
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
first-rate; finest quality; the best
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope